Orford General Store Front Street Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2LN Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/4736/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

To erect a flat roof over the existing storage yard and to raise the boundary walls to support it Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Dec 2025
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Validated
18 Dec 2025
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Approved
11 Feb 2026

Approved on 11 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer / Committee Report Officer / Committee Report · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPROVE - FULL APPLICATION Decision Notice · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF ESC ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF P-01B SITE & PROPOSED BLOCK PLANS Drawing · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF P-02 EXISTING FLOOR PLAN & ROOF PLAN Drawing · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF P-03 EXISTING ELEVATIONS Drawing · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF P-04 PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN & ROOF PLAN Drawing · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF P-05 PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 5 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF ORFORD PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF ESC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF INFO SHEET Neighbour Notification List · 5 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Water Pump
List entry 1377123 · 14 m away · 22 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 21 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Orford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage coast: Suffolk
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project 830 m away: Five Estuaries Offshore Wind Farm
The site is 830 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Scheduled monument 141 m away: Orford Castle with adjoining quarry and remains of 20th century look-out post
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Orford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £312,000 in March 2017. Other property, freehold.

21 March 2017£312,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
East Suffolk
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
IP12 2LN
Received
5 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Rendlesham And Orford
Parish
Orford
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
11 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Robert Stewart Architects
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
1,297decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by East Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. East Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Withdrawn
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2024
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2024 Approved
4 Castle Lane Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2LY
Proposed conversion of existing loft space to create new habitable accommodation
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2022 Approved
Seaforth House Front Street Orford Woodbridge Suffolk
Demolition of Seaforth House and erection of replacement dwelling and access.
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2022 Approved
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2023
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2023
Sparepenny Cottage Front Street Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2LN
1no. Lime (marked on plan) - Lateral crown reduction by up to 2.4 metres and reduce heigh…
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2023
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2023
Crinnis Front Street Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2LN
Alterations and extensions
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2022
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2022
Land At Castle Close Mundays Lane Orford Suffolk
G1 of TPO No. 5 / 19814no. Lime (T1 on plan) - Crown lift to 6.5 metres above ground and…
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2022 Approved
26 Mundays Lane Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2LX
Conservatory to rear of property.
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2022 Approved
26 Mundays Lane Orford Woodbridge Suffolk IP12 2LX
Conservatory to rear of property.
DC/22/0214/FUL
2021 Approved
Puddle Cottage 101 Front Street Orford IP12 2LN
To replace 17 windows to the original house, extensions and outbuilding
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2021 Approved
Puddle Cottage 101 Front Street Orford IP12 2LN
To replace 17 windows to the original house, extensions and outbuilding
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2021 Approved
The Rectory 109A Front Street Orford Suffolk IP12 2LN
Lime tree in front garden of Rectory, overhanging adjacent property- to reduce back major…
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2021 Approved
The Rectory 109A Front Street Orford Suffolk IP12 2LN
Lime tree in front garden of Rectory, overhanging adjacent property- to reduce back major…
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2017 Approved
109 Front Street Orford IP12 2LN
T1 - Sycamore, reduce to leave approx. 30% pollard at 4-5mReason - Overhanging communal g…
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2017 Approved
4 Mundays Lane Orford Suffolk IP12 2LX
Extension and dormer at front
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2017 Approved
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Extension and dormer at front
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2016 Approved
14 Castle Lane Orford Suffolk IP12 2LY
Replacement and addition of cladding to front elevation
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2016 Approved
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single storey extension to existing dwelling. the works also include forming an off stree…
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East Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#129 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

East Suffolk ranks #183 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
East Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #81 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #76 of 296
60%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #183 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #162 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
212 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
139 decided
1,965
Total decisions
158 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.